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Wichita Mountain Wildflowers by Lori Elfers Via Flickr: The Wichitas are gorgeous when the wildflowers are in bloom.

A few shots from our hike in the wildlife refuge. Quanah Parker Lake and Kite trail to the Forty Foot Hole. . #wmwr #quanahparkerlake #falls #fortyfoothole #kitetrail #dam #waterfalls #wichitamountains #wildliferefuge #findyourwild #getlost #thinkoutside #staywild #keepexploring #hike #hiking #adventureiscalling #thegoodlife #landscapephotography (at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdg0CFouq9B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Cousins Rhonda and Will came to to visit this weekend. Will and I took a long ebike loop around Lake Lawtonka and through the wildlife refuge. We met up with the rest of the family in Medicine Park. We sat by the creek at The Tavern and enjoyed take out from Small Mountain Street Tacos. . . . . #mtsheridan #meers #wmwr #wichitamountains #ebike #outdoors #outside #family #getoutside (at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBuI3y6J_V8/?igshid=du9zo8kyc6nv

We had Texas friends visit for a jeep ride, off trail hike, boulder hopping, fishing and dinner. They took off the top of the Jeep for a nice ride through the refuge and Medicine Park. We saw buffalo, lizards, snakes, longhorns, praire dogs and tons of wild flowers. We didn't catch any fish, so we went to the Meers Store for longhorn burgers. Can't wait for their next visit and hike. . . . #hike #offtrail #hiking #wmwr #wichitamountains #littlebaldy #scrambling #medicinepark #wildliferefuge #landscapes #nature #outside #freshair #getoutside #outdoors #getoutsideresponsibly #keepitreal #keepitwild #greenspace #rattlesnake #mountainboomer #boulderhoping #wideopenspaces (at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAmVJyGn6oN/?igshid=1sfb4tkdopre9

Some don't consider the longhorn as wildlife, but they have them at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. In the early 1900s, the true longhorn of Spanish origin began to disappear. In 1927, 20 cows, 3 bulls, 3 steers, and 4 calves were collected and sent to the Refuge. Some historical news reports say the Sooner State saved the true Longhorn and that the first UT mascot, Bevo, came from Oklahoma. Sounds good to me. Lol. . . . #longhorn #wichitamountains #wildliferefuge #wmwr #landscapes #nature #outside #freshair #wildlife #getoutsideresponsibly #keepitreal #keepitwild #greenspace #wideopenspaces #travelok #sooners (at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CANtia3pbid/?igshid=pxre2hsaosgz

Spotted an nice size Oklahoma Mountain Boomer aka Eastern Collared Lizard on the wildlife refuge. They can run really fast and when theu do they stand up their back feet . . #oklahomamountainboomer #easterncollaredlizard #wichitamountains #wildliferefuge #wmwr #wildlife #lizard #nature #outside #freshair #getoutsideresponsibly #keepitreal #keepitwild #greenspace #outdoors #picsfromthetrail #wideopenspaces (at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8U7sspmVr/?igshid=1ixqidoufauec

Lake Elmer Thomas. . . #wildflowers #mtscott #lakeelmerthomas #lake #wmwr #wichitamountains #wildliferefuge #lake #prarie #publiclands #landscapes #nature #outside #freshair #getoutsideresponsibly #keepitreal #keepitwild #greenspace #flowers #wideopenspaces #elmerthomaslake (at Elmer Thomas Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_33wnGpMPa/?igshid=1sbut4md57k55